Could someone explain why A is the answer? In the passage, the idea of "indifference toward offspring as a defense mechanism against establishing close ties with infants unlikely to survive" was mentioned in the first paragraph and not in relation to Shahar's actual work.

Shahar does explain that parents did feel affection for their children though, but he doesn't mention anything about the fact that many infants were unlikely to survive. That's why I said A was not answered.

However, is it enough that Shahar's work says parents felt affection for their children to say that he answered the question posed by A? I wasn't sure how important the "spite of the fact that many infants were unlikely to survive" part was.

Thanks.

can someone explain this answer to me please

Hi! I previously took the LSAT and got a 172 last Fall. I decided not to apply last year, but as I am applying this year I want to retake it and score 175+ in October.

I am scoring 172-174 on Ptests currently as I review again. I am on EST and would be flexible to review online as my last day at work is coming up next week.

Hi!

Could someone please teach me how to schedule your time for remote testing?? I am taking the October one.

Have been trying to do it on Prometric but it gives you testing locations instead of options for remote setting, and I am very confused... Thanks in advance!

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I am looking for a private tutor either online or in the Tampa area to begin meeting with before the November LSAT if anyone knows of anyone please comment!

Hello everyone I was hoping to gain some advice from other people experienced/ currently taking the LSAT. I took the LSAT after 1 month of studying in June 2023 and got a 155. I studied solidly for 2 more months and planned to take the August sitting. Like many of us, I had proctoring issues in the first take of the August 2023 LSAT so I opted for a retake a week later which I also had (less) but still some distracting proctoring issues which lead me to loose focus and completely panic but I still decided to not cancel my score as I was hopeful even though I was completely thrown off I could still do well. My score unfortunately dropped to a 154 which is around 8 points below what I was averaging/ hoping to get on the test day. I have signed up to retake it in October but am unsure about whether I should cancel the August score considering it isn't even that different to my June score and a cancellation could indicate that I actually did far worse than 155. Further, if something goes wrong in October I would hate to have a double cancellation on my application. My current gut feeling is to not cancel it and leave it as is but I would appreciate some advice. Thank you :)

Hi everyone,

The LSAC provided an update regarding the issues that occurred during the August 2023 administration of the LSAT, specifically concerning remote testing. The LSAC apologizes for the problems, citing a mix of staffing, infrastructure, and technology issues at Prometric, the selected proctoring vendor. While in-person testing went smoothly, remote testing encountered numerous delays on the first day, affecting many test takers.

To remedy the situation, the LSAC is offering affected students the opportunity to complete their August test, move to a future administration, or receive a full refund. Additional testing days have been scheduled for August 19 and 20, with the option for affected test takers to test in-person or remotely. They are also instructing affected individuals to file formal complaints through their LSAC.org accounts by August 14.

The LSAC are committed to resolving the issues with Prometric and have expressed deep regret for the inconvenience caused. They stress that it's their responsibility to ensure a smooth testing experience and will continue to work to eliminate these issues.

Im not sure what to do. I have been averaging 168-170 on pts on this site for 1-2 months but my actual score for the august one was in the low low 160s. Why is this the case??? What am i doing wrong??? Are the 7sage tests somehow scored differently?

I signed up for the september LSAT in June, but didnt start 7sage until the end of July. I thought I'd be ready for the September LSAT but I do not. I am definitely taking the November LSAT so I can still apply for this admissions cycle.

Should I take the September LSAT to experience how the exam will feel like, or should I just wait until november?

Can someone explain why it's A and not B?

I am really struggling to see how answer choice E resolves the paradox best and not D -- E seems to be irrelevant and D does a good job of explaining the different reactions of voters.>

Is it just me that thinks Logic Reasoning is too long on here? To those who took the LSAT, did you skip through logic reasoning or some of it? I have been in it and still have not started Logic Games, should I wait until I finish logic reasoning first or instantly start going to logic game? (I am taking the October LSAT). Please comment!!

I want to start with Q27 first. I have read the reasoning behind why (D) is incorrect, and somehow agree, but I absolutely dont see why (E) is correct.

The author doesn't state history is impaired by universal patterns, atleast nowhere where he doesnt use the word "Perhaps".

Here are the following places where he atleast mentions his views against univervsal patterns in the last paragraph.

"But perhaps this discomfort is no bad thing...relinquish the vain hope for inevitability and hence restore us to the contemplation of historical contingency...all of which can serve as stimuli to serious thought.

"Perhaps what is needed is a historical perspective...the particular and unrepeatable details of historical events."

The only phrase that i can find that sort of supports (E) is that the author uses "vain hope", but the following part of the sentence doesn't talk about unversal patterns at all...

Can someone please enlighten me about which part of the passage allows us to assume (E)? Or does "Perhaps" indicate a sense of strong agreement instead of being aware of a possibility?

For Q22, I chose (C), and I later understood that the first part of the sentence "Though seductive in their logic and coherence" makes it incorrect. However, doesnt (E) also rely on the word "perhaps" to indicate a sense of strong agreement?

Thankyou so much who anyone that can help. This is really confusing

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I am taking the LSAT this October. I had a diagnostic of 147, and have been seriously studying since July 2023. My highest score so far is a 159, but my two most recent tests have both been 157s and I haven't seen a score jump in weeks. I am just discouraged, because I want to get a 165+, but it seems my studying has hit a rut, at least when looking at my scores...

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I frankly don't understand why I'm so bad at logic games. If I were no worse at logic games than I am at reading comprehension and the short answer section, I think I would regularly score in the high 160s/low 170s. I've practiced logic games a fair amount, and I think I've done a fair amount of the 7Sage curriculum on logic games. But I often get in the -8 to -13 range. Do I just need to start the 7Sage curriculum on logic games over again? (This is what I'm probably going to do.) I feel like it's totally feasible for me to regularly get -5 or better on logic games, but that's very much not where I am at present. Any thoughts? (I realize this question has probably been asked countless times, so feel free to point me to an existing answer to this type of question.) Thanks!

Hi everyone! I've been watching some RC live classes and in them JY makes two columns (structural and content) for low res summaries. When I've been doing tests, I've only been making one column which contains structural low res, although I find I never really look at it while answering questions. I was curious if anyone here has tried including 1-2 words of content next to their structural low res, and how that's gone for them?

Can someone help with analyzing the stimulus?

I am having difficult time identifying the conclusion.

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I answered C because it summarized the argument but I forgot that the question was just looking for the main conclusion/main point (not the whole premise attached). Therefore, A just summarizes/paraphrases the conclusion which is that not all uses of language are metaphorical (because some must be literal = Premise). Thus, it should be A because A is only the conclusion.

I still don't get how the correct answer choice HAS to be true. how do we know that the costs of cataracts surgery today is decreasing?

Can someone please explain why AC A is right?

Is AC A right b/c "some" selfish opportunists to mean, out of all selfish opportunists in the world, only those who participated in local politics?

can anyone explain 14?

I choice A because I based it off on only about the subjects being paralyzed. I believed that was discussed more than the subjects having the presence in the room.

The answer is E: I was very debatable about this one because it also made sense to me.

Can someone please explain how I can do better understand the MSS question like this? Can someone explain how I could have gotten this one wrong?

please, thank you.

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There are two reasons I get hard LR questions wrong. One, I don't connect a statement in the stimulus with a different phrasing in the correct answer choice. Two, I make an incorrect connection, leading to the wrong answer. Does anyone else have this problem? How do I improve?